In 1911, pigtails were banned in China because they were seen as a link with its feudal past.
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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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In 2002, there were no billionaires in China. In 2007, there were 106 billionaires.
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In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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A 22 year old Chinese man needed a new nose. Instead of a transplant, a surgeon built a new nose on his forehead.
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The yin-yang pattern's earliest use is in Rome - not China!
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